D&D and the rising pandemic

[Dannyalcatraz]

My desert island/quarantine/disaster RPG would be HERO. 1 book, models everything well enough.

 

[Istbor]

If Roll20 is a bit daunting, I'd suggest looking at Astral instead—it's a lot more user-friendly. I've only start looking at it yesterday, but it looks good and seems easy to dive into.

I wouldn't say daunting. I think it is more the time crunch I have imposed on myself. Honestly I think most of my problems are because of self-imposed conditions

Though, it is not great IMO for quick building a city map unless you have a really good library of assets set up. I do not. I have a modest amount so far, but many were for a different specific campaign. My Gator folk tokens and buildings won't be of much use to me now.

Oh. And my desert island RPG? I am honestly going to pick D&D 5e. It really is romancing me hard right now.

 

[MoonSong]

If Roll20 is a bit daunting, I'd suggest looking at Astral instead—it's a lot more user-friendly. I've only start looking at it yesterday, but it looks good and seems easy to dive into.

What is this Astral thing you mention?

 

[GreyLord]

Mine would be a cross between 1e.5 and 2e. Hence, I get the best of both. The Core books and supplements of 1e and the core books of 2e!

I can do a hybrid as the main campaign, but then choose to merely run 1e or 2e instead.

If it had to be only ONE book though...the RC.

 

[Theo R Cwithin]

What is this Astral thing you mention?

It's a VTT: Astral TableTop

 

[Zardnaar]

Mine would be a cross between 1e.5 and 2e. Hence, I get the best of both. The Core books and supplements of 1e and the core books of 2e!

I can do a hybrid as the main campaign, but then choose to merely run 1e or 2e instead.

If it had to be only ONE book though...the RC.

Yeah if you could only pick one book or a handful the RC would be it.

I think my D&D buying days are done for the immediate future.

 

[Azzy]

What is this Astral thing you mention?

It's a VTT: Astral TableTop

Yep, Theo has it. It's a Virtual Tabletop for playing RPGs online.

 

[MoonSong]

Yep, Theo has it. It's a Virtual Tabletop for playing RPGs online.

So I take it, it is chat based? How about other systems other than the ones announced?

 

[Azzy]

So I take it, it is chat based? How about other systems other than the ones announced?

Yeah, it doesn't have integrated video and audio chat (that I'm aware of), so you'd need something like Discord, Teamspeak, Skype, or Zoo.

As far as the systems covered, yes it seems to support a LOT of different RPGs (too many to mention)—even some niche ones. Anything specific you have in mind?

 

[cmad1977]

Still really trying to get a handle on all the material I need to convert for my Roll20 session coming up.

I do wonder though, is an advanced account worth it? Does anyone know? I have only used the free for several years. I have some assets and nice tools for making more.

My biggest issue at the moment is getting large city maps in there. I am not sure what I can use to rapidly produce them for the digital venue. I am not sure I like the thought of scanning either.

So:
I ran RoT free and am now a pro subscriber. While the pro subscription gives you a lot of cool things, they’re mostly bells and whistles that aren’t necessary. I think the biggest thing is the increased space for saving maps etc.
I found with the free version I’d run out of space and have to prune the contents of the adventure.
For large city maps... have you tried Inkarnate? The free version could be a great fix for that especially as its for the short term. Hopefully.